Thane: Police on Thursday claimed to have solved the morning robbery at the gas station in Thane Maharashtra with the arrest of five people including an employee.
Unknown people have looted Rs 27.5 lakh cash from the gas station in the area of the Kapurbawdi at Wee Jam January 31.
During the probe, Rs 15 Lakh was found buried in the Puja room at the Vinod Kadam house, one of the Accused of the Satara District, said Deputy Commissioner of Police Dr.
Vinaykumar Rathod on Thursday.
The defendant apparently spent the remaining money, he told reporters.
A team of the Kapurbawdi police station headed by senior Inspector Uttam Sonange scan a recording of around 35 CCTV cameras during the investigation.
The police get a tip-off that an employee who serves or former employees helps the robbers by giving them the key to the office’s automatic key where the safe deposit is stored, DCP said.
The police first arrested Nayan Pawar (20), a former employee, from Kadegaon in Sangli District.
His arrest took them to Sudhakar Mohite (34), Vinod Kadam (26) and Bhaskar Sawant (27), and then accused the fifth, Ritesh Mandavkar (29).
Mandavkar, who works at the gas station at the time of crime, allegedly gives the office key to accuse together.
Vinod Kadam has a previous violation registered against him at the Vatar and Pusegaon police station, while Sudhakar Mohite was desirable in cases in Satara and Karnataka, police said.
Sawant also has a casing registered at the Vaduz Police Station in Satara, they added.
Five detained for gas station robbery in Thane
